Covid-19 case rates for each local authority area of the North East.Covid-19 case rates for each local authority area of the North East.
Covid-19 case rates for each local authority area of the North East.

The areas of the North East with the most new coronavirus cases

According to figures from the Press Association, we have put together a list of the Covid-19 case rates across the region.

The figures show the coronavirus case rate per 100,000 people in the seven days leading up to and including September 23.

The rates are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).

Both Sunderland and Newcastle saw a sharp increase in the number of positive coronavirus cases – with the cities firmly in the top 20 most affected areas of the country.

Here is the case rate for the 12 local authority areas across the North East.